Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Elsing, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Elsing map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elsing, Norfolk, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Elsing |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.711289 |
| Longitude | 1.037758 |
| Place Type | Village |
Elsing remains a quiet sanctuary of flint and brick, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the Norfolk countryside. It lies 4.5 miles east-north-east of Dereham (from Dereham: bearing 64°T, OS grid TG 053 169), and is situated west-south-west of Lyng village. A solitary carved figure stands at the Elsing Village Sign, marking a threshold where the modern world seems to lose its urgency against the weight of ancient lanes. To the west, the Penny Spot Beck winds through the damp, low-lying meadows, its surface catching the pale, watery light that frequently descends upon the Breckland district. The land here rises and falls in subtle rhythms, eventually cresting at the prominence of Cadder’s Hill, which offers a vantage point over the patchwork fields. St Mary’s Church dominates the local skyline, its fourteenth-century architecture serving as a cold, stone reminder of the craftsmanship that once flourished in these parts. The air in Elsing holds a peculiar stillness, particularly in the autumn when the damp earth releases a scent of decaying leaves and cooling iron. Winter shadows stretch long and thin across the verges, grounding the landscape in a stark, honest beauty that refuses to be hurried.
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Explore Elsing, Norfolk, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.711289, 1.037758. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |